Just love this variety of the breed, & I was honoured to
judge them today. I found depth of quality in all classes. My Open Dog class was
a real pleasure to judge. I did notice a couple of exaggerations – moderately
long & low & compact were what I was looking for. Over long & swan necks is not
what this beautiful breed is about. I could not imagine these facing up to a
badger! All dogs had excellent temperaments & all were immaculately presented. I
thank the exhibitors for their support.

PD (2,1a) 1 Moore & Downes’ Megline
Aramis, big brindle boy (would have liked him smaller). Super head & expression.
Almond eye, strong jaw & muzzle had slight arch. Good forechest. Good shoulder
placement & length to upper arm. Topline level. Strong loin & rear angulation
correct. All essentials were there, but still very much a puppy. Excellent harsh
jacket. True mover. JD (2) 1 Sorensen’s Tendrow Time After
Time, very impressed with this red 14 months. Not exaggerated in any way. Well
balanced with a level topline. Skull conical from above, with slight arch & of
correct proportions. Good eyebrow ridges over nice almond eye. Strong jaw with
slightest of arch to muzzle. Ears high set & used well. Long muscular neck with
slight arch leading to excellent correctly placed shoulders. Length to upper arm
gave great forechest. Good bone throughout. Rib had length & depth & loin short,
broad & strong. Length to croup & tail well set. Plenty of muscletone to first &
second thigh, & rear angulation set at right angles to upper thigh. All this
combined to produce the long stride I was looking for with plenty of drive from
rear. Good harsh jacket, though not as much furnishings as some. His movement
managed to win, by a whisker, the RCC from the second in Open who was an
extremely lovely dog too; 2 Ellis’ Bohemian Rhapsody, another 14 months this
time a brindle. He was rather shy & not as mature as the winner. His bone was
good, but needs to fill out. Good head properties, almond eye & strong jaw. Neck
had length & flowed well into withers. Shoulders good but he did not have the
forechest of winner. Well ribbed, but loin lacked the strength I was looking for
& although he had excellent hind angulation, this lack of strength made his
movement erratic. Good harsh coat. PGD (2,1) 1 T Time After
Time. LD (7,1) 1 Bliss’ Knottsrose Juniper at Tobenkipt, well
balanced with lovely outline. Strong head with correct skull/muzzle proportions.
Nice bushy eyebrow ridges over nice almond eye. Neck had reach & arch. Shoulders
well placed to give a good forechest & upper arm had length. Well ribbed with
depth & length & loin short & strong. Croup had length & sloped slightly to well
set on tail. Hindquarters well angulated, being set at right angles to pelvis.
Set himself up well & from rear legs parallel. True parallel mover with drive &
reach. Good jacket; 2 Sorensen’s Jethard Just Jive, this was another quality dog
with great head attributes & lovely outline. Much of what I have said about this
class winner applies here too. Well angulated front & rear. Well ribbed with
short loin & had super muscletone. True mover. Pushed the winner hard; 3
Paskins’ Tendrow Replays The Red Guy at Kindeace. OD (8) 1
Moore’s Metewand Bogen by The Sea, gather this dog already has his title. Not
surprised. He was lovely to go over. Strong masculine head, conical from above &
correct muzzle/skull proportions. Good bushy eyebrow ridges over a lovely almond
eye. Slight arch to muzzle & strong punishing jaw with correct dentition. Ears
well placed & used well. Good length to neck with no exaggeration, slightly
arched, blinding into shoulders. These were well laid at 45 degrees & had good
length. The upper arm was also long & gave him a great forechest. Ribs had depth
& length giving plenty of heartroom. Pasterns strong allowing good ground
clearance. The level topline lead to strong, broad loin. Good muscletone on
first & second thigh, & strong well angulated rear quarters. Hocks parallel
standing & on the move. When moving had great drive from rear & produced a
lovely long stride. CC & BOB; 2 Coverley’s Ch Aventine Jamaica Inn, another
quality dog who pushed the winner hard & only just missed out on the RCC by the
smallest of margins. I can see them changing places on another day. He is
another well balanced dog with a lovely outline. Great strength in head & well
proportioned with well set almond eye. Excellent front & forechest. Good rib
with depth & length. Strong bone & muscletone throughout. Excellent angulation
front & rear. Hind legs parallel from rear. Although an excellent mover did not
have the drive of winner today; 3 Rollinson’s Bellavin Invincible at Nosinllor.

PB (2) 1 Wharton’s Greyhayne Black
Velvet, well balanced youngster. Lovely feminine head. Good almond eye & head
proportions. Front straight with sufficient bone & forechest prominent. Good
length to neck, which led to well angulated shoulder & good length to upper arm.
Rib developing nicely & had depth & length. Muscletone coming in nicely & loin
firm. Tail well set on. Well angulated rear with hocks parallel. Moved with
drive & stretched out in front. Jacket well presented. BP. Delighted to hear
that she went on to win PG4; 2 Binks’ Cishelvine Just This Once, another
attractive youngster, although coat not as good as winner as I felt was the case
with the rearquarters. Pleasing head with correct conical skull & eyebrow
ridges. Almond eye & strong jaw. Length to neck which was gracefully blended
into shoulders. Although shoulders well laid the upper arm was a little shorter.
Rib was had depth & length & loin short. Muscletone must be worked on as this
affects strength of rear movement, although movement itself was good. JB
(3,1) 1 Phillips’ Tendrow Dancing On A Dream at Clipperdown, just over a year
this red had lots to admire. Good feminine head with all essentials. Skull,
muzzle proportions, eye & earset were all I was hoping to see. Strength in jaw.
Lovely neck with reach & slight arch melding into shoulders. The correct angles
were present & the shoulders blades were long. Upper arm of good length & this
gave forechest prominence. Length to upper arm. Rib had plenty of heartroom.
Short strong loin. Well angulated rearquarters with muscletone to first & second
thighs. Moved well with drive; 2 Seath’s Sunsong Wish Me Luck, this attractive
brindle also had a good head & expression. Just enough length to neck &
shoulders well placed although would have like a little more upper arm.
Forechest in evidence & rib was deep & long. Rear angulation was good & hocks
parallel. She looked lovely stacked, but let herself down on the move as she did
not keep her topline as it went up slightly towards the tail & this in turn made
her flag her tail a bit. The movement itself was good with power & drive.
PGB (2) 1 Morris’ Wagsford Giselle, nice well balanced bitch of
good size. Liked all her head features, & she had a nice feminine expression.
She had the strength in jaw that is essential & ears were well set. The reach of
neck was very good – not exaggerated, elegant yet strong. This blended nicely
into the correct shoulder placement of 45 degree. Upper arm was of good length I
was pleased to note. The forechest was great as were the ribs. Bone strong.
Topline was kept at all times & loin short, broad & strong. Excellent
rearquarters with correct angulation. I was amazed she had had a litter only 4
months ago. She really has got her figure back. Not surprising with this
construction she was an excellent mover; 2 Bubb’s Rocinda Dora for Wyeknot,
another quality bitch, but movement not so positive as winner. This was probably
due to the fact she was not so well angulated in rear. Having said the
negatives, there was much to like in this bitch. Very nice head with everything
the Standard wants. The front was good so angulation correct & upper arm had
length. Good forechest & rib had plenty of heartroom. Strong bone & loin broad &
well muscled. Good jacket. LB (3) 1 Wharton’s Greyhayne Lotty
Merry, caught my eye immediately. Such a lovely feminine bitch. Conical skull &
good ridges over her almond eyes. Muzzle proportion good with slight arch on
muzzle. Strong jaws. Ears well set & neck going into excellent shoulders. Upper
arm correct & this gave a really good forechest which carried on to give a rib
with depth & length. Strong & short in loin which supported the level topline.
Rear angulation had the power I was looking for, with muscletone evident. Short
well angulated second thigh. True parallel movement with drive from rear making
a long stride. RCC; 2 Rees & Dible’s Liebling Fly Me To The Moon, another
attractive bitch with a melting expression. Good head properties, strong jaw &
dentition. Reach of neck with slight arch. Shoulders well placed & upper arm had
length. Good forechest & depth & length of rib. Hindquarters had correct
angulation & legs parallel. Good muscletone. Front movement not as positive as
winner; 3 Rowe’s Boloria’s Forever Foolish. OB (5,1) 1
Coverley’s Aventine Dawn Patrol, excellent bitch. Long conical head with slight
stop & slight arch to muzzle. Almond eye & strong jaw with good dentition.
Elegant neck with length & had slight arch. Good front because front angulation
correct. Strong in bone & pasterns. Rib had plenty of heartroom. Strong loin
with slight arch. Length to croup & tail well set. Rearquarters had plenty of
muscletone & were well angulated. Good quality bone & strong pasterns. This
bitch had what I was looking for – elegance with strength. A lovely bitch to go
over. Did not let herself down on the move, long free stride with plenty of
drive from rear. Delighted to award her the CC; 2 McCalmont’s Ch Silvae Solo,
another quality bitch, more racy in appearance. Good head with almond eye. Good
eyebrow ridges & slight arch to muzzle. Ears well placed on broad skull. Strong
jaw & good dentition. Would not want any more length to neck, but it was very
elegant & had a nice arch. Good forechest & correctly angulated fore & aft. Rib
had length & depth allowing a good level topline & plenty of heartroom. Bone
strong as were the pasterns. Short strong loins with slight arch & croup had
length. Tail well set on. First & second thighs had muscletone. Movement good
with length to stride & drive from rear; 3 Warren’s Wagsford Lydia.